Stop saying 'I'm sorry...' - say THIS instead - 17 more advanced alternative phrases (STORY LESSON)

(upbeat music)

- Hello everyone and welcome back to English with Lucy.

Hallo semua dan selamat datang kembali di Channel English With Lucy.

Today, I have another video with a hidden story.

Hari ini,saya mempunyai video lainya dengan cerita tersembunyi.

I hid a story in my last vocabulary video,

Saya menyembunyikan sebuah cerita di akhir video kosa kata,

it was the one about not using I think.

Itu merupakan tentang sesuatu Yang tidak digunakan saya pikir.

So, the alternatives for I think.

Jadi, alternatifnya untuk saya berpikir.

And I didn't say anything I hid a story within the lesson,

saya tidak mengatakan apapun menyembunyikan cerita selama pelajaran,

and people went nuts for it.

dan orang-orang menjadi gila karena itu.

So, here we are with another one.

Jadi, kita disini dengan pelajaran lainnya.

Advice websites everywhere will tell you

Rata-rata Di situs website akan memberitahu kalian

to stop apologising, to stop saying I'm sorry.

untuk berhenti minta maat,berhenti mengatakan saya minta maaf.

I have got 17 alternatives for you.

Saya memiliki 17 alterrnatif untuk kalian.

They're more advanced, most of them are more advanced,

Mereka lebih modern, kebanyakan dari mereka modern,

and some of them are more formal.

dan beberapa dari mereka lebih formal.

They are just nicer,

Mereka hanya lebih baik,

more elegant ways of apologising to people.

cara yang lebih elegan untuk meminta maaf kepada orang-orang.

So this video is going to really help you build vocabulary,

Di video ini akan benar-benar membantu mengembangkan kossa kata kalian,

particularly if you'd like to improve your pronunciation

khususnya kalau ingin meningkatan pelafalan kalian

and your listening skills even further

dan kecakapan mendengar kalian lebih jauh lagi

then I highly recommend the special method

maka saya sangat merekomendasikan metode khusus

of combining reading books with listening to the audiobook

mengkombinasikan membaca buku dengan mendengerkan buku versi

version at the same time.

audio disaat bersamaan.

It might sound a little bit complicated, but let me explain,

Itu mungki terdengear sedikit sulit tapi sayaa jelaskan,

because it's a really, really amazing method.

karena ini benar-benar metode yang mengagumkan.

Take a book that you have already read in English

Ambil sebuah buku yang sudah kalian baca dalam bahasa Inggris

or a book that you would like to read in English,

atau buku yang ingin kalian baca dalam Bahasa Inggris,

I've got some really good recommendations

Saya sudah mempunyai rekomendasi yang sangat bagus

in the description box and read that book whilst listening

di kotak deskripsi dan baca buku itu selagi mendengarkan

to the audiobook version on Audible.

buku versi audio di Audible.

Reading alone will not help you with you pronunciation.

Hanya membaca tidak akan membantu pelafalan kalian.

English is a very complicated language,

Bahasa Inggris merupakan bahasa yang sangat rumit,

it's not strictly phonetic the way a word is written

tidak sepenuhnya fonetik seperti sebuah kata yang tertulis

or spelled doesn't really give you much indication

atau pengejaan tidak benar-benar memberikan tanda

as to how it is pronounced in most cases,

bagaimana kata itu diucapkan di kebanyakan kasus,

but if you listen to a word as you read it,

tapi kalau kalian mengdengarkan sebuah kata selagi membaca,

the next time you see that word,

ketika kalian melihat kata itu,

you'll know exactly how it's pronounced,

kalian akan tahu bagiamana mengucapkan kata tersebut,

and the next time you hear that word,

dan ketika kalian mendengar kata itu,

you'll know exactly how it's spelled or written.

kalian akan tahu pasti bagaimana cara mengeja atau menulis kata itu.

It's such an effective method and the best part is

Ini sungguh sebuah metode yang efektif dan bagain yang terbaik adalah

you can get one free audiobook at the 30 day free trial

kalian bisa mendapatkan satu buku audio gratis selama 30hari masa percobaan

on Audible, all you've got to do is click on the link

di Audible, kalian hanya perlu mengklik tautan

in the description box and sign up,

yang ada di kotak deskripsi dan daftar

and then you can download some of my recommendations.

dan kalian bisa mengunduh beberapa dari rekomendasi saya.

If you want to improve your listening,

Jika kalian ingin meningkatkan listening kalian

and if you want to improve your pronunciation,

dan kalau kalian ingin meningkatkan pelafalan kalian,

give this method a try because it really does work.

cobalah metodei ini karena ini benar-bernar berfungsi.

Please do give me your feedback as well,

Tolong juga untuk memberikan tanggapan kalian,

I love to use it to motivate other students.

Saya suka menggunakan itu untuk memotivasi murid lainnya.

Right.

Baiklah,

Let's get started with the lesson.

Kita mulai dengan pelajarannya

This series of examples is going to be delivered

Berikut contoh-contoh yang akan disampaikan dalam seri ini.

in the format of a letter to the CEO of my company.

Dalam format sebuah surat untuk pejabat tertinggi diperusahaan saya.

Because I've made a mistake, and I have to say sorry.

Karena saya sudah membuat kesalahan dan saya harus mengatakan maaf.

So the first alternative way for saying I'm sorry

Alternatif pertama untuk mengatakan saya minta maaf

is I owe you an apology.

adalah I owe you an apology

I owe you apology.

Aku berhutang maaf kepadamu.

An example?

Contohnya?

Dear CEO, I owe you an apology for what happened

Dear CEO, Aku meminta maaf atas apa yang telah terjadi

at the Christmas party.

di pesta natal.

Dear CEO, I owe you an apology for what happened

Dear CEO, I owe you an apology for what happened

at the Christmas party.

at the Christmas party.

Number two is I take full responsibility for my actions.

Nomer dua adalah saya bertanggung jawab penuh atas perilaku saya.

This one is really quite intense.

yang kali ini benar-benar cukup intens.

It's used in more formal situations,

Ini biasa digunakan dalam situasi resmi,

like if you've messed up at the workplace.

seperti jika kalian sudah membuat kekacauan di kantor,

An example, I take full responsibility for my action

Contoh, Aku bertanggung jawab penuh atas perilaku saya

I should never have let my hair down

Aku tidak seharusnya membiarkan rambut saya tergerai

in such an unprofessional way.

dengan cara yang sangat tidak profesional

I take full responsibility for my actions,

I take full responsibility for my actions,

I should never have let my hair down in such

I should never have let my hair down in such

an unprofessional way.

an unprofessional way.

Now, to let your hair down is to allow yourself

membiarkan rambut tergerai memperbolehkan kalian

to behave more freely than usual, and enjoy yourself.

untuk berperilaku lebih bebas daripada biasanya dan menyenangkan diri kalian sendri.

If you say I'm going to let my hair down tonight,

Jika kalian mengatakan aku akan membiarkan rambutku tergerai

it means I'm going to really enjoy myself tonight.

berarti aku akan benar-benar menikmati diriku sendiri malam ini.

I'm not going to behave in my usual way.

Aku tidak akan berkelakukan dengan caraku yang biasa.

The next one is it was wrong of me,

Selanjutnya adalah itu adalah kesalahan saya,

or it was wrong on my part, basically means it was my fault.

atau kesalahan itu ada dipihak saya, pada dasarnya yang berarti itu kesalahan saya

An example, I hadn't actually planned to attend.

Contoh, saya belum benar=benar merencanakan untuk datang.

I just stopped by on the way home from the pub.

Aku hanya mampir ke pub ketika dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah .

This was wrong on my part.

Ini merupakan kesalahan aku.

I hadn't actually planned to attend.

I hadn't actually planned to attend.

I just stopped by on the way home from the pub.

I just stopped by on the way home from the pub.

This was wrong on my part.

This was wrong on my part.

This was a bad decision.

Ini keputusan yang buruk

Now, number four, you can say I'm sorry,

Nomer empat, kamu bisa bilang aku minta maaf.

but if you would like to add just a little more emphasis

Kalian bisa menambahkan penekanan lebih jika kalian mau,

to emphasise how sorry you really are,

untuk menekankan betapa menyesalnya kalian,

you can add so or very or even both of them,

kalian bisa menambahkan sunngguh atau sangat atau bahkan keduanya.

how does that work?

bagaimana cara penggunaannya ?

Well, it's so very sorry.

sangat menyesal .

An example.

Contoh,

I'm so very sorry for telling to receptionist

Aku sunggu sangat menyesal untuk memberitahukan resepsionis

that she looked like marshmallow.

kalau dia terlihat seperti marshmallow

Her pink frilly dress was actually very cute.

Gaun merah muda berenda dia sebenarnya sungguh manis.

I'm so very sorry for telling the receptionist

I'm so very sorry for telling the receptionist

that she looked like marshmallow.

that she looked like marshmallow.

Her pink frilly dress was actually very cute.

Her pink frilly dress was actually very cute

If that's not enough, then you can use number five

Jika itu tidak cukup, kalian bisa memakai nomer lima

which is I'm ever so sorry, I'm ever so sorry,

yaitu Aku minta maaf, I'm ever so sorry,

this is a little posh actually.

sebenarnya ini sedikit agak mewah.

An example.

Sebagai contoh,

I'm ever so sorry for loudly discussing how low

Aku minta maat telah berdiskusi lantang betapa rendahnya

our salaries are,

penjualan kita,

this should have been discussed in private.

seharusnya ini di diskusikan secara tertutup.

I'm ever so sorry for loudly discussing how low

I'm ever so sorry for loudly discussion how low

our salaries are,

our saleries are,

this should have been discussed in private.

this should have been discusses in private.

Now, if that still isn't enough, you can use

Jika itu masih tidak cukup, kalian bisa menggunakan

terribly or awfully, I'm terribly sorry,

terribly atau awfully, I'm terribly sorry,

or I'm awfully sorry.

atau I'm awfully sorry.

An example?

Contohnya?

I'm awfully sorry for starting a very successful conga

Aku benar-benar menyesal sudah memulai conga yang sukses

whilst you were trying to deliver your wonderful

meski kamu mencoba untuk menyampaikan

yearly thank you speech.

pidato tahunan atas rasa syukur yang mengagumkan.

I'm awfully sorry for starting a very successful conga

I'm awfully sorry for starting a very successful conga

whilst you were trying to deliver your wonderful yearly

whilst you were trying to deliver your wonderul yearly

thank you speech.

thank you speech.

Now another option is to say that it was thoughtless

Pilihan lainnya untuk mengatakan rasa menyesal adalah thoughtless

or careless of you.

atau careless of you.

It was thoughtless of me, it was careless of me, an example?

itu tidak terpikirkan olehku, cerobohnya aku, contohya ?

It was completely thoughtless of me to shout out

sama sekali tidak terpikirkan olehku untuk berteriak

hey lady, this isn't the Oscars, get a move on,

hey nyonya, ini bukan Oscars,cepatlah

when I thought your speech had gone on a little long.

ketika aku pikir pidatomu sudah mulai sedikit lama

It was completely thoughtless of me to shout out

sama sekali tidak terpikirkan olehku untuk berteriak

hey lady, get a move on, this isn't the Oscars,

hey lady, get a move on, this isn't the Oscars,

when I thought your speech had gone on a little long.

when I thought your speech had gone on a little long.

Now, number eight.

Nomer delapan.

We could use this one if we're trying to be a little more

Kita bisa menggunakan ini jika kita mencoba untuk sedikit lebih

formal and this one is used very commonly in written

resmi dan ini sangat umum digunakan dalam bentuk tertulis

communication, formal written communication.

komunikasi, komunikasi tertulis resmi

It is I sincerely apologise, I sincerely apologise.

yaitu aku sungguh-sungguh minta maaf, I sincerely apologise.

An example, I sincerely apologise for acting so despicably

Sebagai contoh, aku sungguh-sungguh minta sudah berperilaku sangat buruk

with your husband.

dengan suamimu.

I sincerely apologise for acting so despicably

I sincerely apologise for acting so despicably

with your husband.

with your husband

If you act despicably, then you act terribly.

Kalau kalian bertingkah sangat buruk berarti tindakan kalian keterlaluan.

Now number nine, the beg for forgiveness.

Nomer sembilan, memohon untuk diberi ampun

I hope you can forgive me, I hope you can forgive me.

Aku harap kamu bisa memaafkanku, I hope you can forgive me

An example?

Contoh?

I hope you can forgive me for pulling your husband

Aku berharap kamu bisa memaafkanku karena telah menarik sumimu

on to the dance floor using his tie.

dilantai dansa dengan dasinya.

I hope you can forgive me for pulling your husband

I hope you can forgive me for pulling your husband

on to the dance floor using his tie.

on to the dance floor using his tie.

Number 10, if we want to use the passive voice

Nomer sepuluh, Jika kita ingin menggunakan bentuk pasif

and make it a little less obvious who we're directing

dan membuatnya tidak begitu kelihatan ke seseorang yang kita maksud

this at, we can say I hope I can be forgiven.

kita bisa mengatakan aku berharap aku bisa dimaafkan.

I hope I can be forgiven.

I hope I can be forgiven.

An example, I hope I can be forgiven for dragging

contoh, aku berharap bisa dimaafkan karena sudah menyeret

him onto the buffet table with me.

dia ke meja prasmanan bersama aku.

I hope I can be forgiven for dragging him onto

I hope I can be forgiven for dragging him onto

the buffet table with me.

the buffet table with me.

Number 11.

Nomer sebelas

If you want to express that your intentions weren't bad,

Jika kalian ingin menyampaikan maksud yang tidak begitu buruk,

you can say, I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to.

kalin bisa mengatakan saya tidak sengaja, I didn;t mean to,

An example.

Contoh,

I didn't mean to get sour cream dip all over his trousers.

saya tidak sengaja menumpahkan sup krim ke celana panjag dia.

I didn't mean to get sour cream dip all over his trousers.

I didn't mean to get sour cream dip all over his trousers.

Or number 12 if you want to express some regret,

Atau nomer dua belas jika kalian menyampaikan rasa sesal,

you can use I shouldn't have.

kalian bisa menggunakan, Aku seharusnya tidak melakukannya

I have got a lesson on should have, would have,

Saya ada pelajaran should have, would have,

and could have or shoulda, woulda, coulda

dan could have or shoulda, woulda,coulda

as I like to call it.

sesuka saya menyebutnya.

I'll put that up in the card and I'll also link it down

Saya akan buat dalam bentuk kartu dan saya juga akan menautkanya

below because it's an important lesson,

dibawah karena ini merupakan pelajaran yang penting,

especially when you want to express regret.

khususnya ketika kalian mengekspresikan rasa penyesalan.

An example.

Contoh,

I really shouldn't have tried to clean the dip off

Aku tidak seharusnya mencoba untuk membersihkan cairan itu

there and then.

seketika

I really shouldn't have tried to clean the dip off

I really shouldn't have have tried to clean the dip off

there and then.

there and then.

Important, there and then is a phrase I think a lot of you

Penting, there and then merupakan sebuah frase saya pikir banyak dari kalian

need to know, because I do hear quite a few students

harus tahu, karena saya mendengar beberapa murid

saying in that moment.

mengatakannya pada saat itu.

But we don't really use that so much,

Namun kita tidak benar-benar sering menggunakan itu

we are more likely to say there and then,

kita lebih untuk mengatakan there and then,

at least in British English.

setidaknya di Inggris British.

We use it to talk about the past, but it means immediately,

Kita menggunakan itu untuk berbicara tentang masa lalu yang artinya seketika,

I cleaned his trousers immediately.

Saya seketika membersihkan celana panjang dia.

I cleaned his trousers there and then, in that moment.

Aku membersihkan celana panjang dia seketika, di saat itu.

Number 13, if I shouldn't have isn't enough,

Nomer tiga belas, kalau I shouldn't have tidak cukup

then you can just say, I deeply regret, I deeply regret.

kalian bisa mengatakan,aku sangat menyesal, I deeply regret.

This is very profound.

Ini benar-benar mendalam.

An example.

Contoh,

I deeply regret telling you to back off

Aku sangat menyesal memberitahu kamu untuk mundur

and find your own man when you came over to help.

dan ambil keputusan ketika kamu datang untuk membantu.

I deeply regret telling you to back off

I deeply regret telling you to back off

and find your own man when you came over to help.

and find your own man when you came over to help .

Number 14 is I messed up, I messed up,

Nomer 14 adalah Aku mengacaukannya, I messed up,

which means I made a huge mistake.

yang berarti aku membuat keputusan besar.

For example, I really messed up when I tried

Sebagai contoh, aku sungguh kacau ketika mencoba

to start a fist fight with you.

untuk memulai baku hantam dengan kamu,

I really messed up when I tried to start

I really messed up when I tried to start

a fist fight with you.

a fist fight with you.

Number 15 is a variation on one we heard earlier,

Nomer lima belas merupakan variasa dari apa yang sudah kita dengar sebelumnya,

is I was in the wrong, coming from to be in the wrong.

adalah I was in the wrong, yang beraal dari in the wrong,

An example?

Contoh

When I caught you in a headlock, I was in the wrong.

Ketika aku mendapati kamu dalam headlock, aku salah

When I caught you in a headlock, I was in the wrong.

When I caught you in a headlock, I was in the wrong.

Important, this is essential vocabulary,

Penting, ini adalah kosa kata dasar,

a headlock is when you hold someone's head

headlock adalah ketika kalian memegang kepala seseorang

by wrapping your arm around their neck.

dengan membalut tangan kalian sekitar leher mereka

It's a very important vocabulary for you.

ini sebuah kosa kata yang sanagt penting untuk kalian.

Now, number 16, when you're asking for forgiveness,

Nomer enam belas, ketika kamu meminta ampun

you can say I really hope you can find it within you.

kalian bisa mengatakan Aku benar-benar memohon kepadamu.

I really hope you can find it within you

I really hope you can find it within you

to forgive me or whatever.

untuk memaafkanku atau apapun itu

An example?

Contoh

I really hope you can find it within you

Aku benar-benar memohon kepadamu

to drop the assault charges against me.

untuk mencabut tuntutan atas penyerangan terhadap aku.

I really hope you can find it within you

I really hope you can find it within you

to drop the assault charges against me.

to drop the assault charges againts me.

Now to drop charges against someone is to no longer

to drop charges against someones dimana tidak lagi

officially accuse someone of a crime.

secara resmi menggugat seseorang dalam suatu tindak kejahatan.

It's often used in the passive used the charges

Itu sering digunakan dalam penggunakan tuntutan pasif

have been dropped against him,

gugatan yang sudah dijatuhkan terhadap dia,

so you don't know exactly who has dropped the charges.

jadi kalian tidak tahu siapa yang telah mencabut gugatan tersebut.

And number 17, the phrase you should say at the end

Nomer tujuh belas, frase yang harus kamu kata diakhir

of an apology, it won't happen again.

sebuah permintaan maaf, itu tidak akan terjadi lagi

It won't happen again.

It won't happen again.

An example?

Contoh,

I really promise it won't happen again,

Aku benar-benar berjanji itu tidak akan terjadi lag,

so can I have my job back?

jadi bisakah aku mendapatkan pekerjaanku kembali?

I really hope it won't happen again,

I really hope it won't happen again,

so can I have my job back?

so can I have my job back?

Ooh, I don't know if that's really gonna happen.

Oo, Aku tidak tahu kalau ini akan benar-benar terjadi.

Yours sincerely, Lucy.

Dengan hormat,Lucy

Right, that's it for today's lesson,

Baiklah, sekian untuk pelajaran hari ini,

I hope you enjoyed it, I hope you learned something.

Saya berharap kalian menikmatinya, saya berharap kalian sudah belajar sesuau.

I've given you 17 wonderful alternatives for saying

Saya sudah memberikan 17 alternatif yang bagus untuk mengucapkan

I'm sorry in English and also some more vocabulary

Aku minta maaf dalam Bahasa Inggris dan juga beberapa kosa kata

along the way.

sepanjang pelajaran.

Don't forget to check out Audible,

Jangan lupa untuk mengecek Audible,

you can claim your free audiobook.

kalian bisa klaim buku audio gratis

That's a 30 day free trial with Audible by clicking

30 hari masa percobaan Audible dengan mengklik

on the link in the description box,

tautan yang ada di kotak deskripsi

and I've got loads of recommendations there as well,

dan saya juga sudah membuat berbagai macan rekomendasi,

and don't forget to connect with me on all

dan jangan lupa untuk berinteraksi dengan saya diseluruh

of my social media, I've got my Facebook, my Instagram,

media sosial, saya ada di Facebook, Instagram

my Twitter, and my personal channel,

Twitter dan chanel pribadi saya,

which is Lucy Bella Earl, where I talk about everything

yaitu Lucy Bella Earl, dimana saya membahasa semua

that isn't related to English.

hal yang tidak berhubungan dengan Bahasa Inggris

I will see you soon for another lesson.

Sampai jumpai lagi di pelajaran lainnya.

Mwah!

(upbeat music)